Tesla tops U.S. all-electric and luxury car sales in May

According to foreign media reports, the latest car registration data shows that Tesla has consolidated its position in the pureelectric vehicleand luxury car field in the United States.

According to the latest registration data from Experian, between January and May 2022, Tesla's U.S. new vehicle registrations rose 66% year-on-year to 179,574 vehicles.Ford came in third with 17,409 BEV registrations, well behind Hyundai Motor Group with 27,746.

The Tesla Model Y was the most popular pure electric vehicle in the U.S. market in the first five months, with 82,880 registrations, surpassing the Tesla Model 3 (74,092).The Ford Mustang Mach-E was the third-best-selling pure electric model in the U.S. with 15,491 registrations.Aside from the aforementioned models, there are only two pure electric models with more than 10,000 U.S. registrations, the Tesla Model S (13,008) and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (10,776).Registrations for the Tesla Model X and Kia EV6 were just under 10,000, at 9,594 and 9,508, respectively.

In the field ofluxury carsales in the United States, Tesla not only ranks first, but also has a very clear advantage and a strong growth rate.With the exception of Genesis, U.S. sales of all other brands declined.

From January to May this year, Tesla registered 179,574 luxury vehicles in the U.S., up 66% year-on-year; followed by BMW with 133,209 sales, down 11% year-on-year, including 1,211 pure electric vehicles; Lexus sold 112,296 vehicles, down 19% year-on-year; followed by Mercedes-Benz, with sales down 17% year-on-year to 110,584 units, of which EQS sold 3,250 units; Audi sold 67,986 units, down 35% year-on-year, of which pure electric vehiclesCar saleswere 6,617.

U.S. BEV registrations by brand and model, Jan-May 2022

Tesla: 179,574 (Model Y: 82,880, Model 3: 74,092, Model S: 13,008, Model X: 9,594)

Ford: 17,409 (Mustang Mach-E: 15,491, E-Transit: 1,495, F-150 Lightning: 423)

Kia: 15,582 (EV6: 9,508, Niro EV: 6,074)

Hyundai: N/A (Ioniq 5: 10,776 units)

Nissan LEAF: 7,178

Audi: 6,617

Polestar 2: 4,118

Volkswagen ID.4: 3,964 units

Chevrolet Bolt EV/Bolt EUV: 3,645

Porsche Taycan range: 3,627 units

Volvo Cars: 3,330

Mercedes-Benz EQS: 3,250

Rivian R1T: 2,045 units

BMW: 1,211

Lucid Air: 827

Mazda MX-30: 306 units

GMC Hummer EV pickup: 225

Jaguar I-PACE: 220

Toyota bZ4X: 181

Cadillac Lyriq: 40

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In addition, U.S. second-quarter luxury car and light truck sales were 560,856 units, down 11% year over year, less than the 21% decline in total U.S. auto sales, as supply chain constraints impacted U.S. auto sales.Of the luxury brands, only Tesla, Lincoln, Porsche and Genesis saw their U.S. sales rise in the second quarter.

While Tesla did not release specific U.S. sales for the first half of the year, the Automotive News Research & Data Center estimates that Tesla delivered 118,700 sedans and crossovers in the U.S. in the second quarter. That's a 53% jump from the same period last year.The center also expects Tesla to account for 21.6% of total U.S. luxury vehicle sales in the first half of this year, up from 13% in the first half of 2021.

BMW sold 78,905 U.S. vehicles in the second quarter, down 18 percent from a year earlier, with light trucks accounting for more than two-thirds.Mercedes delivered 79,105 vehicles in the U.S. in the second quarter, down 4 percent from a year earlier, and 200 more than BMW.BMW, however, still led Mercedes-Benz in U.S. sales by 11,263 units in the first half of the year.(Note: Mercedes' figures exclude commercial trucks and vans)

After lagging rival BMW in U.S. quarterly sales by more than a year, Mercedes-Benz regained the lead over BMW in U.S. sales in the second quarter as inventory improved.BMW had 30 days of inventory supply as of June, compared with 36 days for Mercedes-Benz, according to Cox Automotive.

Tesla is also trying to claim the top U.S. luxury car sales in 2022.In the first half of the year, Tesla sold 76,081 more vehicles than second-place BMW.